The film documents the birth and growth of a grassroots tribal environmental justice movement in the Yukon River basin in Alaska and Canada. The project was shot over more than a decade from 1997 to 2009. The film is directed by Karin Williams, shot by Diana Wilmar and narrated by Princess Lucaj.

The Alaska International Film Festival is an independent film competition that aims to recognize the best and brightest new work in international cinema and highlight Alaska’s important role in the international film community.